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The ability of barrier-free architecture to offer support through light was just as important to the clients as using light to create special atmospheric effects and moods. While high expectations were made of the lighting design, the lighting equipment was supposed to be implemented in a cost-conscious manner.

The ramp, the central element in the development and construction of the building, is lit by an indirect lighting strip using fluorescent lamps behind translucent glazing. This lighting strip also lights the hallway parallel to the ramp and provides the basic lighting for the bathroom on the ground floor. It reinforces the ramp’s spatial effect, both in relation to the interior and exterior space.

On the upper floor the space opens up to the roof line. The supporting beams of the roof structure hold lamps custom designed for the project, which provide general and accent lighting. A high-voltage luminaire (with a wide-angle reflector) floodlights the ceiling surfaces. The light is generously reflected into the room. Each element has four gimbal-mounted spotlights for individual adjustment of the light so that pictures and objects can be illuminated - a differentiated form of basic lighting.